Associate Director, AI Activation & Commercial Analytics

Merck & Co.; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Merck & Co. is seeking an Associate Director, AI Activation & Commercial Analytics to lead advanced analytics and data science projects across brand and marketing questions within Digital Human Health.

The role partners with brand, ME, and data/tech teams to shape AI use cases, drive adoption, and deliver measurable business value. The candidate will develop ML models, translate outputs into strategic recommendations, and ensure governance and privacy compliance across commercial data sources.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Engineering, Public Health, or related quantitative discipline.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and/or R; experience with BI and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced analytics and data science projects addressing brand and marketing questions.
• Drive launch readiness for new products and indications through analytics.
• Develop and apply machine learning and statistical models using pharmaceutical commercial data.
• Translate analytic outputs into clear, decision-ready insights for leadership and field teams.
• Partner with brand, marketing, ME, and sales planning to define success metrics and measure impact.
• Serve as SME on pharmaceutical commercial data sources and their use cases.
• Identify AI opportunities and support pilots grounded in business needs.
• Bring business context to AI initiatives ensuring usability and adoption.
• Ensure analytics and AI work meets data privacy, compliance, and governance standards.

Skills

BI

Database design

Data engineering

Data modeling

Data science

Data visualization

Machine learning

Software development

Stakeholder management

Waterfall project

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science/Quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Dataiku

Job description

Merck & Co. is seeking an Associate Director, AI Activation & Commercial Analytics to lead advanced analytics and data science projects across brand and marketing questions within Digital Human Health.

The role partners with brand, ME, and data/tech teams to shape AI use cases, drive adoption, and deliver measurable business value. The candidate will develop ML models, translate outputs into strategic recommendations, and ensure governance and privacy compliance across commercial data sources.